The four main elements of a successful school for struggling teens are to teach Academics, Life Skills, Family Work and Therapy according to founder of Weston Lake Academy in Alabama Dr. Mark Dennison to Lon on January 13th. This therapeutic boarding school is just starting to accept students and Dr. Dennison felt there needed to be a good quality school of this type in the South. Listen to him explain how these elements are constructed and integrated together in this new school.
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